I received the following comment (not on this list) from a fellow ASAer
whom I respect but do not always agree with. He was commenting on the
DISCOVERY article about the PBS broadcast.

"Darwinism was historically a product of racism. That has been
documented in many ways. We may whitewash it, but it is a fact. To put it
another way, "social Darwinism" preceded Darwinism. Wealthy Europeans
wanted to have a good excuse why they should not be compassionate--
letting the weak die off is good for the race. This view persisted quite
overtly until after WWII."